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H. S. BOLLINGER: G. G. SCHWAUER.

TRACE SUPPORT.

Patented Dec. 8, 1885'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Ottica.

HARRY S. BOLLINGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND CHRISTIANv C.v SOHWANER, OF WINTERSET, IOWA.

TRACE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,761, dated December 8, 1885.

Application filed November 29, 1884. Serial No. 149,147. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HARRY S. BOLLINGER, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and @Heisman G. SCHWANER, of Winterset, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, have jointly invented an Improved Trace Support for Harness, of which the following is a specication.

Our object is to facilitate the construction and to improve the appearance and operation of that part of a harness designed to support the traces in proper position relative to the harness-saddle or back-strap. Heretofore a metal loop formed complete in one piece and adapted to be riveted dat upon a leather strap has had eyes at its ends for the passage of a leather strap, and fianges at its sides to prevent the strap from slipping laterally from the arch when the ends of the strap were stitched fast to the backstrap. The metal arch has also been formed separately, and fastened to the dat part by inserting its ends into openings formed in the ilat part, and then bending the ends at right angles. Tongues have also been formed on the arch and on loops at its ends, to enter perforations in the leather strap, for the purpose of adjusting the complete metal trace support relative tothe strap when its ends were stitched to the back-strap of the harness.

Our invention consists in the construction and combination of a metal trace-support with a harness back-strap or saddle and a belly-band, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in our claims, and illustrated in the aecompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the naked metal trace-support. Fig. 2 shows the metal support fixed to the end of a strap, a bellyband hinged to the lower end of the metal support, and a leather covering-strap fastened over the arch of the metal support. Fig. 3 is a vertical section.

A is the straight flat base of the metal support. It has perforations near its ends, adapting it to be riveted dat upon the end of a leather strap, and integral loops B at its ends,

through which a leather strap can be en tended.

Gis a tongue formed on or iiXed to (in a common way) the under side of the loop B, at the lower end of the base A.

D is a loop formed integral with the lower end of the base A, and adapted in shape and size to admit the end of a belly-band.

f f are transverse slots formed in the opposite end portions of the base A.

G is a metal are-h lined on top of the base A by inserting 'its ends in the slots f and bending them at right angles, as shown in Fig. 3, or in any suitable way.

71. is a loop integral with the center of the arch.

J represents a back-strap or the end of a leather strap, that extends down from a harness-saddle. The complete metal trace-support is riveted to this strap, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

K represents the end of a leather bellyband or billet, passed through the loop D, and doubled bacl upon itself and stitched fast, to produce a hinged connection between the two parts in the manner straps are commonly secured to metal rings and loops.

L is a leather strap hooked fast to the tongue C at its lower end, and from thence passed over the arch G through the loop h, and also through the loop B, at the upper end of the base A, and then stitchedfast upon the leather strap J, for the purpose of covering and ornamenting the arch G of the metal trace-support.

We are aware that metal trace-supports of similar form have been in use, and that loops have been formed integral therewith for the purpose of retaining the ends of leather straps when tucked under the loops; butin no instance has a inet-al loop adapted for the reception of the end of a belly-band been formed on or fixed to a metal trace-support in such a manner that a hinged connection could be made between those two parts, as contemplated by our improved metal trace-support. Y

IVe claim as our invention- 1. The combination of the base A, having integral loops B B and D, and a tongue, C, tially as and for the purposes shown and deand an arch, G, having an integral loop, 7L, scribed.

for thevpurposes stated. HARRY S. BOLLINGER.

2. The combination ofthe metal trace-snp- CHRISTIAN C. SGHWANER. 5 port Composed of a base, A, having integral XVbnesses:

loops B B and D, and a tongue, C, an arch, JOHN GREEDER, G, havinga loop, h, a, leather strap, J, a loellgr` C. W. THOMPSON,

band, K, and a Covering-strap, L, snlostan- F. B. BRAKE. 

